Recognised as Colour
#779C8F
- #779C8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#779C8F is a cyan with RGB values 119, 156, 143 and HSL 159°, 16%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#779C8F#779C8F
HEX#779C8F
RGBrgb(119, 156, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6118, 0.5608
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(158.9, 15.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.9, 23.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 8.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,863
CSS custom property--colour: #779C8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#886370
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C7784
Analogous#779C7D, #77969C
Triadic#8F779C, #9C8F77
Split complementary#9C7797, #9C7D77
Tetradic#7D779C, #9C7784, #979C77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G156
B143
Red119 (46.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue158.92°
Saturation (HSL)15.74%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9C · B 8F
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